Reviewing The Setting For Video Quality - GE Everest XLG3 VideoProbe Operating Manual

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Reviewing the Setting for Video Quality

If you want to choose the video quality, you must change the setting before you record.
All videos are FMV (full-motion video) MPEG2 files.
To Change the Setting for Video Quality
1. Press
2. Select Video Record > Recording Options > MPEG Quality.
3. Select the desired setting:
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Decision Factors for Video Quality
When changing the video quality setting, consider these factors:
• which quality level is required or preferred
• how much storage space is available
• how many files (images and videos) need to be stored
This table may help you determine the best settings for your situation.
MPEG Quality
MPEG2 High
MPEG2 Low
a. File size varies by image content. These sizes are based on typical NTSC images; PAL images are 10% larger.
b. Audio files, which consume approx. 300 KB per second of video, are saved with video files.
c. To learn how to check the available memory on your internal drive, see
page 44. The available memory also appears on the Recording Options screen; see
page 69.
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MPEG2 High
MPEG2 Low
Typical File Size
1 MB/s
0.5 MB/s
Storage Capacities (Approx. Number of Seconds)
2.7 GB
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Internal Drive
~42 min
~1 hr, 24 min
Chapter 4 Setting Up the Software
512 MB Removable 4.3 GB
Storage Device
~8 min ~1 hr, 10 min
~17 min ~2 hr, 20 min
"Reviewing Settings for the System"
"Recording Live Video"
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